Mr. Sherlock Holmes had a very strict principle of privacy in his investigations,
since there were people amongst his client who couldn't go to the police because of certain circumstances.
I can say about these people that they shouldn't worry about their honor
as well as about the honor of their families and the great name of their ancestries.
Care and heightened awareness of professional duty are in force when selecting amongst my notes,
and nobody's trust will be fooled.
But this case, and it touches one noble family, I am bringing to the public for reprimand.
I got the permission to do so from the very protagonist.
Sherlock Holmes.
Whose was it?
His who is gone.
Who shall have it?
He who will come.
Where was the sun?
Over the oak.
Where was the shadow?
- Let me see. - Under the elm.
The king's sword is in king's hands.
Charles the First's spirit's entering him.
He's in your father now.
North by ten and by ten.
East by five and by five.
Tom, Tom, let me see, I want too.
South by two and by two,
west by one and by one,
and down.
Tom, we shouldn't be here.
- What do we have for the sake of duty? - Then leave if you're scared.
Only the knight knows the truth.
Man in black, man in black, man in black, man in black
Man in black
- Faster. - Red! Red!
Story five. The Musgrave ritual.
I will crush you! I will tear your arms and legs off! Kanaval! I will twist your guts around!
- Wait-wait-wait sorry? - Continue, these are nerves, doctor, continue.
I'll kill you and your mother too!
That's it. Well,
now I'll disinfect and
Thank you, doctor, you are so skilled! I didn't feel anything.
Yes-yes-yes.
Are you busy?
I want to introduce you.
Good morning.
So, it will be good if you don't wash this place for at least two or three days
I won't wash it for a month.
That would be too much.
Thank you again, doctor.
My god, I will tell everyone. Such skills!
Eeeh, so what's there? Another jealous husband?
Bankrupt debtor? I'm not a detective, I'm a doctor
It's wonderful. I need your help.
Can you tell how mentally sane a person is
or all you can do is cut things?
I'll wait for you.
It's John, John Watson, a doctor and my companion.
Yes, this is Red, Reginald Musgrave, my old acquaintance.
John, will you drink with us?
Hello!
Sit down.
John. Thank you.
Holmes saved my life in America.
- Don't talk silly. - But why? It was like that, it was!
- So - So?
Why did you come to me?
Aaah, so, you, of course, remember the tragic death of my father.
His head was chopped off during the secret ritual.
I was 5.
- In front of kids' eyes. - Yes, and Tom was 10,
he's my brother. I was taken to America straight after, Tom is still in charge of the castle
and I live in America, I have business there, work. And my work is that I
Red, why did you come back to England?
I'm an Englishman to the core.
Traditions, gentlemen. Here in America there are no traditions,
but here it means that no matter how funny it sounds, I am a part of the British traditions.
You're right, Holmes. The sense of duty forced me to.
I intend to come back to the castle. You know,
I want to furnish the castle and make it the most modern one in England.
I will conduct electricity, gas, plumbing, even add a telephone.
I ordered the newest mechanisms from America and Germany to
Red, what happened?
Eeh, well, I turned 33 years old a month ago.
Wonderful.
Our congratulations. The age of Christ.
Ah. Fine. Fine-fine.
I received this on the day of my birthday.
Here, read it.
Fine, okay, I'll do it myself.
Aah, John. Not "okey" - John.
Uugh, it's slang, you understand?
One second, here:
"Sir Reginald Musgrave after reaching the age of 33 enters
into possession of the family castle and all movable and immovable property,
the whole list of whichů" mmm not this, here:
"ůproviding that he will arrive to the Musgrave estate and take part in the ritual, the meaning of which he knows since his childhood.
Otherwise sir Reginald is deprived of the right to inherit the title and family property",
that's why I'm here, that's why.
Is the ritual mandatory?
Well, it's more than 7 centuries old, of course it's obligatory.
Our family always performs the ritual, always,
and I'm of the royal family and I must do everything even if it's absurd for me.
- You know, I should explain the meaning of the ritual to you - Don't.
Who should get the sword?
Me.
Yes, yes, and I should and I must get this damn sword.
I asked Tom, but he can't get it, they simply won't give it to him.
Is your laboratory still there?
Of course! Of course, I equipped it with new technology and it's at your full disposal.
Excuse me, can Iů eeh, Sherlock.
Secret.
- Mrs. Hudson, but you need to - What can you say? - close.
He's not ill.
Are you sure?
He's mortally scared,
on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Oh well, I'm going with him.
- Me too. - No, you can't.
- Oh, why? - Well, how can you go?
He's a descendant of Charles the First and Richard The Lion Heart.
- Oh yes? - Yes. - So what?
When we first met with Red I got interested in this story,
so I know what this ritual is.
I found it in the works about ancient England.
I didn't fully understand its meaning,
it's more like a spell, but I understood that it's a secret
and an initiated into this secret, who is not a knight, is getting a death sentence
The one who exposed the secret gets it as well
North Scotland.
And the west tower will be rebuild as an observatory,
Tom and I were often discussing it in the correspondence.
And the stable I want to rebuild the stable as a hangar for self-propelled cabs,
I think you know what self-propelled cabs are?
Well, doesn't matter, the first one will arrive from America very soon.
Holmes, you won't recognise this castle after five years.
By the way, did I tell you how Sherlock saved my life once?
We met just today.
Stop it, it didn't happen.
Yes, even you don't believe it.
In my university, my room was situated right beneath the room for brass band's rehearsals,
they were playing at night and I just couldn't sleep.
I just proposed to stick cotton in your ears.
Exactly! Next morning I woke up with a terrible headache.
They dripped poison in my ears.
They wanted to poison me
and Mr. Holmes' earplugs saved my life.
It's all your imagination, Red,
you've read too much Shakespeare before going to bed.
The cotton is lost, right?
So what? Do you want to say that Shakespeare made it all up?
You made it all up, Red,
and people were poisoning each other way before Shakespeare.
Dear Holmes, it's happening here even till this day.
Sorry where is "here"?
The first records in the annals about the castle appeared in 1407,
but first buildings appeared way earlier.
My primogenitor great Musgrave got this castle as a present from Charles the First himself,
because my famous primogenitor defeated Stafford in this very basement.
And the picture of that duel adorns the main hall.
Tom, I arrived.
He has arrived! The ritual will be performed!
I'll show you the castle.
Your rooms are ready, by the way.
And this is our butler
- Brunton. - Brunton.
Let's go.
The castle was built so mindlessly that even I'm afraid of getting lost here,
and it's also falling apart because of the age.
If not Tom, you know, it would just turn into ruins. Be careful!
The steps are steep here.
Well... and this is the main hall.
It's so dark in here that candles are burning the whole day.
Can you imagine - not very economical?
And this is the portrait of Charles the Great,
the artist is van Dyck.
- Van Dyck? - Yes,
here, you see, on the right this is my primogenitor Musgrave
and this is Charles Stafford.
Yes, and what inspired faces!
Of course. They executed conspirators that day,
- Yes, why shouldn't it be a reason for fun?
Aah, and this is my favorite painting since my childhood.
Here, look, look, Holmes,
it's when Musgrave chops Stafford's head off, the first Stafford's.
Funny, isn't it?
Why funny?
Why? You see, he wants to chop his head off, right?
Mm, look, I will show you.
Look, to chop one's head off, Holmes, you need
to stand like this, see?
Or minimumů minimum like that, you understand?
But heů he stands like this, so he wants to stab him to death.
Excuse me, which sword out of these ones are the actual sword of Charles the First?
Aaa, yes.
Here.
Impressive?
- Yes. - "In alto"
"And up"
And where's the laboratory?
Here. It was delivered earlier, it just needs to get unpacked.
Do you like it, huh?
- Great. - Ooh, everything is safe...
Microscopes, new models. I haven't even seen these.
That's great! By the way, you room is nearby just in case,
and thisů I also got this especially for the laboratory.
- So what? - Nothing more.
That's right. And your room is at the end of the corridor, let's go I'll show you.
What are doing? If somebody comes, what will you say?
I'll sayů I'll say that you are the most seductive lady in England.
Just kissing and kissing, never anything more, but what did you promise?
After the ritual I will announce to everyone that we are going to get married.
Quicker, otherwise he'll do it first.
Tomorrow. Can he hold it until tomorrow?
- But you feed me with these tomorrows five times a day - Your room, Mr. Watson.
Barton.
- Brunton, sir. - Brunton.
Tom prepared this room for me, but I will live in the laboratory for a while, it needs to get unpacked,
and Mr. Watson will be temporarily living here. Okay?
As you say, sir.
Rachel, what are you doing, let's hurry a bit.
Well, I won't detain you anymore. Make yourself at home.
Brunton, show the room to Mr. Watson. Rachel!
Excuse me, of course, sir, excuse me
Yes-yes-yes.
Rachel, Rachel, wait!
Let me go with you, you are probably scared.
Maybe. Sir,
Brunton wants to marry me, but he can't say it.
Not surprising, in his age he should be careful.
Yes, but if not hurry him my situation will get bad.
- Do you love him? - Love-not love, what's the difference? You know, the thing is
So you are in the castle.
I didn't hear, mister.
I said "So you are in the castle". Wellů
In the Musgrave's castle, sir.
Yes. Yes.
- We are engaged in some sort - So what's the problem? Go!
But you are the owner of the castle,
your word is the law, sir. If you are blessing
- Me? - Yes.
Of course. If the problem is in this, then of course. I'll go by myself now.
Wonderful view.
Wonderful room.
Yes, it's wonderful in good sunny weather,
but in the night usually there is a
What, sorry, in the night?
there are drafts here.
Well
Well, I'm not afraid of drafts.
An old bed,
- baldachin - on this bed
almost all Musgraves have passed away.
It's an old castle.
- Mr. Watson. - Yes?
I want to give you an advice. If you see something unusual in this room, don't worry.
Tom, welcome!
How did it go?
The heads of the clan will be here tomorrow at lunch.
They will leave straight after the ritual.
Why did you invite these gentlemen?
You are not going to drag them to the ritual, right?
Exactly what I'm going to do.
You know the rules.
Tom, don't make me laugh, it's XIX century outside.
I warned you. Where are they staying?
Mr. Holmes got a room near the laboratory and Mr. Watson in the sir Reginald's room.
You placed a stranger in father's room?
Tom, I meant thatů
You know, this morning I didn't find my trousers,
but found a kilt instead.
I did too.
Your trousers were put into cleaning.
And they won't give them back when you're in the castle. Nobody walks here in trousers, it's a tradition.
Excuse me, where are the forks?
A tradition too. Nobody eats with forks in this castle.
Why?
They say once Richard The Lion Heart was brought a fork from France.
He began to eat and pricked himself, can you imagine?
And forbade forks,
that's why forks in England appeared 300 years later than in Europe,
and we are still living by knight traditions.
Please excuse me, drafts,
and my age maybe.
You know, apart from the drafts there is permafrost as well,
but steam heating would fix it all.
But I'm sure it'd be over Tom's dead body if we tried.
Yes... you know,
I was reading the Musgrave's annals for a half of the night
amazing things, amazing.
The castle was destroyed so many times, so many times it was rebuild again
- Yes-yes-yes, there are my relatives. You know, they - Thank you. - digged up all the catacombs,
were searching for Charles' gifts. Can you imagine, all the catacombs are just digged up with secret passages.
- I closed all the passages after - After you, yes, yes, became the housekeeper, Tom, you was writing about this.
And what are the gifts?
The crown, the treasure and the sword of Charles the Great.
According to the legend, Charles hid the treasures and the crown in the castle and gave the sword
to Musgraves and Staffords, who would decide in a duel who will get the honor to protect it all.
Did I say it right Mr. Cordier?
No, it's right, and the secret was encrypted in the ritual
during which my father's head was chopped off.
Uh, could you tellů eeh mm, who will, excuse me, after you, so to say, get the sword?
- Well, so to say - My son.
Well, if he will be born, of course.
And then he will turn 33 and
Generally if he will survive.
Can we look at the catacombs?
Just interesting.
Of course.
Tom is actually a really different person.
- When we were little - He noticeably grew up since that time.
How many people live in the castle?
Tom, Burton, stableman, his wife cook and that's it
Just those?
But what do you want? People want to eat with forks.
And wear trousers.
There he goes!
Damn catacombs,
there are whole labyrinths. Careful,
so many people died
and disappeared there. Mr. Watson,
hold.
clamber for treasure and... damn castle.
Tom closed down all the exits,
but there are so many tunnels you can crawl there for a week.
- Mr. Watson! - Yes? - Fire it.
As I understand, this is the only exit.
Who else has got the keys?
The key. It's the only one. Right now it's mine,
before it was Tom's, and now
now it's yours.
Holmes.
Well.
- Hold it. - Are you not going?
No-no-no-no, I need to prepare for the ritual.
Mr. Holmes!
Red's father fell in love with a French lady, but nobody would allow him to marry an actress.
Soon after a child was born
the French died
and the boy was taken in the castle.
Tom is illegitimate?
Tom Cordier. Father left no heritage, no title for him.
The legitimate heir Red got everything instead. The legitimate heir went
to America. I think the hall is there.
Tom,
I want you to be present at the ritual too.
I'm not a Musgrave.
Walls are so thick.
Here's another exit.
Hold it.
Stay there.
Exactly from there Red saw how his father was killed. An excellent view!
Right here?
Remember, father had the same boots that night, remember?
Red, stop the hysterics.
I'm beginning to see devils everywhere
You must go through this ritual.
We have to think of this exit too.
So you think a murder is possible?
Well, let's hope for better.
Do you hear it?
Do you? What is it?
Yes, strange acoustics here.
Whose was it?
His who is gone.
Who shall have it?
He who will come.
Where was the sun?
Over the oak.
- Sorry. The draft. - Where was the shadow?
Under the elm.
The king's sword is in king's hands.
How was it stepped?
North by ten and by ten,
east by five and by five,
west by one and by one,
and down.
What shall we give for it?
Everything we have for the sake of duty.
- Only knight knows the truth. - Only knight knows the truth.
The keeper of the sword, crown and the treasure of Charles I, knight sir Reginald Musgrave.
Now you are the owner of the castle and its secrets
Okay.
So, everything is finished now
I'm a knight, sir Reginald Musgrave.
Watson, don't sit on the stone, you have a cold already.
We'll wait for the masons and then go straight to London, right, Holmes?
I feel like I'm in a child nightmare.
Why does nobody build amusement parks for children? I would organise such an attraction here.
I would call it "House of horrors".
What? I would earn huge sums.
I will go indeed, don't feel good a bit. Mr. Reginald.
Oh, Holmes, if only you would know how calmly I will be sleeping today.
And you will probably spend the whole night with your tubes?
Can I keep the key for a while?
I want to examine the basement.
You're crazy, Holmes.
You read a lot, sir,
only candle ends are left.
I actually try not to go here without a need to
What is it?
Mother of god.
What?
A crack.
So what?
And that's very bad.
It's a true sign.
A sign of death.
You're exaggerating.
No, I'm not exaggerating at all.
This is very bad.
- Once I saw a black man in the mirror. - Whom?
Have you seen him as well?
- No. - Black man, the ghost of the killed Stafford.
He lives in the catacombs and searches for the treasure.
I will go because it's late.
Yes-yes, sure.
You're right, this crack wasn't there yesterday.
Who's there?
What happened?
Brunton, you?
What scared you so much?
Moans. Somebody's moaning.
Mr. Watson, I warned you the castle is old,
drafty. You always hear things.
Voices. Somebody's crying for help.
A woman was killed in this room, 100 years ago though.
Maybe it was her voice you heard.
Listen, Brunton, what's this absurd?
It's the end of the XIX century, what ghosts?
Do you hear it?
Let me just bring you some hot tea, Mr. Watson.
No, thank you.
Then good night.
So, the sun is under the oak,
the shadow is over the elm.
So, the sun is under the oak.
They say this oak is standing here since the conquest of England by the Normans.
Your servant mentioned that it's quite
an old oak. But really, in the Norman times?
They say so
Where's the elm?
In the yard. Come, I'll show you.
Pity we can't measure the elm's height now.
Easy. It was 64 feet.
Tom wrote to that his home teacher was giving him geometrical tasks.
He measured every tree in our manor when he was a boy.
Listen, what does it mean, "where's the oak", "where's the elm"? Does it really mean something?
You know, Reginald, maybe this hides the secret of your family.
Absurd!
Don't say.
Here, looks like it.
Yes, it's here.
There, not even a stump is left.
Sun is under the oak!
Sun is under the oak,
the shadow is over the elm.
Sun is under the oak.
Watson, maybe you better go to bed?
No, no, it's better for me, to say, on the fresh air.
Take the stakes.
94, 95, 96, hmm ,97ů
sun is under the oak, the shadow's over the elm.
Well, that's right, the distant point was chosen. Otherwise the trunk would've been chosen as a landmark, not the shadow.
Note it, Watson.
- You couldn't sleep yesterday. - Nope.
Oh well, here's your blissful rest
with stained windows and stone steps.
I swear I heard a woman's voice, I swear.
Hearing voices is a bad sign, my friend.
Why, but why don't you believe me?
I believe in mathematics, logic, chemistry,
in your eyes red of the cold and in your good heart,
that's it.
I don't believe in ghosts myself, but
but I did hear a woman's voice screaming all night.
One.
And down.
Well, we are down under.
"In alto". No, Watson,
we're not down yet.
There was a basement
Mr. Watson
Then it was swamped
What got you so upset?
Rachel
She disappeared
- Brunton, be kind, cry on the side, you are disturbing my concentration. - Sorry, I'm fine.
Found it. Near the lake, there
We've looked through all the rooms, even the attic, but she's nowhere
Here
Here.
Is this her shawl? Brunton?
- I don't know, - We need to search on the coast. - Don't know
I don't think we will find her body in this lake.
And why? Why would she hurry on eve of the wedding, huh?
- Did you have an argument? - Gentlemen, swim to this shore.
We loved each other
Search on this coast.
Good breaststroke.
That's it.
We need to call the police.
There's no body.
But it will cause a lot of fuss.
"A murder in Musgrave's castle".
Don't do it.
At least right now.
Yes, yes.
Maybe you're right.
Rachel's body was not found, but on the other side, she threw her dress away herself
Can be.
Could you tell me, did you meet often with your late brother?
No, it was the basis of our strong friendship.
Maybe this will interest you.
R.H. R.H. It's Rachel Hudge
- It's her bag for sure. - But how come Rachel could have it?
I don't know, maybe she found the treasure in the catacombs
No, no, it's not possible
- But why? - It's been centuries, my ancestors would have found it themselves
Red, did you have
maps of the castle's catacombs?
I didn't see them. About 200 years, if not more.
These maps are mentioned in the book, eeeh, your pedigree
To be honest, I haven't read these books. If maps are here, then only Tom must have them
Yes?
- What is that coin? - It's gold
You're kidding!
Treasures
A coin from Charles the First times
Yes, gold indeed
Red
I've examined your chemical experiments of effects of heat on chemical processes. Right now in London, there's a German chemist Horstmann
maybe you could go there and show him this before he goes to Berlin
Dear Holmes maybe you haven't noticed, but there on the last page Horstmann
has already given his negative answer.
I assure you, that day he must have had either indigestion or insomnia.
Maybe you could go and try one more time.
Sherlock, are you
- kicking me out of the castle? - Rachel didn't disappear by an accident
and you are in danger.
Who?
I don't know.
I don't know yet.
Tea, sir,
as you asked.
Is there any instructions because of your departure, sir?
No, you should follow all of Tom's instructions. I will go in the morning.
Very well, sir.
Did Mr. Watson tell you to lie on your bed?
The best cure for sorrow is work, sir.
Tell me, Brunton, are you serving here for long?
Five years, sir.
Your brother has my recommendation letters.
- Before you I was serving Staffords - Even so? So he hired a servant from our family's enemies?
I hope he didn't regret it.
- Excuse me. - Stay here, don't go anywhere.
I will arrange for dinner to be brought to the room
But listen, Holmes, this seems like something of a house arrest.
Don't dramatise, Doctor, you are barely standing on your feet, you are ill.
Man in black!
He lives in the catacombs and searches for the treasure
And an initiated into this secret, not a knight, is getting a death sentence
- Murders in the Musgrave castle - Traditions, gentlemen!
- This is an old castle - He has arrived! The ritual will be performed!
Is it jab?
Holmes, is it you?
Jab?
Holmes
Go to bed
- I can't. There are voices. Come with me, you'll hear - Go to bed - In my room, let's go, you'll hear
Watson, your temperature has risen, you have a fever, go to bed
Holmes!
Drafts
Sorry.
Nightmares?
Good morning, gentlemen.
Sir Reginald Musgrave went to London, on urgent business.
When?
I got a note from him this morning.
- That's sudden. - We thank you for your help.
Reginald won't come back for long time,
he will be in London for at least 2 weeks.
- So you are proposing for us to leave the castle? - Your trousers have been cleaned,
the carriage is here.
The sum is solid, you will be satisfied.
Sorry gentlemen, I have work to do. Goodspeed, it was nice to meet you.
It was nice.
for us too
You were the only man who sympathized with my sorrow.
- Get well. - Now it doesn't matter.
This is my last night in this castle.
Farewell, Brunton.
Go!
I'm so happy, so happy
to wear my trousers again.
So happy it's all has finally ended.
That's it.
No screams will be torturing me at night.
I indeed thought I had
gone insane.
What is it this time?
But you won't believe a single word from me anyway.
But why?
Entertain me, the road is long
Do you think I'm insane?
I really love insane people, they are the ones who often speak truth.
I would ask you to leave this irony out.
The man in black,
he was looking at me like this,
point-blank.
Where did he come from?
Through the mirror.
What next?
Screams.
I heard screams again.
Who was screaming?
A ghost.
But this time
with a man's voice.
And by the morning a second crack had appeared on the mirror.
Holmes, what's wrong with you?
Holmes!
Wait!
Go back!
Careful!
On the bed!
- Careful! Epilepsy, I think, an attack - Mr. Watson, can I help you with something?
- Bring water, water and towels - I'll bring it.
Quiet quiet quiet. All the
thank you!
all the worst is behind now, Sherlock.
You're right, John.
A second crack had indeed appeared on the mirror.
- Sherlock, youů youů are you alright? - Bring a torch and close the door - Sherlock - We have no time, bring a torch and close the door!
Watson, I have to ask you: do not open the door under any circumstances.
I'm pleading you to abandon your innate humanity and politeness in doing things for once.
- Mr. Watson, you asked for a bowl of water. - No!
No!
No, no, thank you.
- I don't need it now. - Just in case, Mr. Watson, I'm always at your service.
Like this. Damn.
Quiet! Quiet
- Where's Tom? - What happened?
- Drink it.
- What happened, Red? - I don't remember
I don't remember. I was writing a letter and then I can't remember. I regained my consciousness already there, below. I began to suffocate, I don't remember
Listen, Red, the resolution is close. The man in black is there, come with us and we will put this story to an end.
- No - You hand - No-no-no-no-no! - Quiet, quiet!
- I want to London! - Quiet! - I want to eat with a fork,
to wear trousers, to live in the XIX century! Not to chase after a man in black to get this damn sword of Charles the First!
What are you waiting for?
My advice is to lock yourself in here. No, better to try to get off the castle and call the police.
John, you're with me.
See you in London.
- Take out your gun, John, you will need it. - I didn't bring it.
But you didn't tell me to, Iů
Tom?
Tom
Show me your face, Tom
Tom, I just want to look in your eyes. Tell me, is this pile of stones really means so much that you are ready to kill your own brother for it?
Tom, what is it you're lacking of, huh?
Redgy, it's not Tom!
It's not Tom!
Brunton?
In front of you, whelp, is sir
Samuel Stafford.
So what, Musgrave?
We are in this hall again,
as our ancestors.
Right now we will resolve it all.
Wait, wait, but I'm not those ancestors, what do you need from me? I don't need the sword, nor the crown, then take it, take it yourself!
First I will kill you.
You are not worth to be the keeper, a simpering whelp
who doesn't remember traditions and has no roots.
What roots? It's XIX century outside, stop it!
Stop talking.
So what?
Does it hurt, knight?
Richard Musgrave,
your ancestor in 20th generation,
chopped up 8 people himself in Tuaton,
but was killed by James Stafford.
And Lionel Musgrave, your ancestor in 10th generation, could sit in the saddle for three days
without sleep and rest in heavy armor.
Edward Stafford cut his head off.
And your father could do nothing, only getting road songstress pregnant.
I killed him.
And who are you? Who are you?
Reginald Musgrave!
A knight, a keeper of the crown, treasure and sword of Charles the First.
The king's sword is in king's hands.
And down
Reginald, your sword.
What?
What's written on your sword?
"And up"
Shall we drink?
Sam,
Tom wrote me that you have a daughter.
Can I meet her?
What?
We can be keepers together. Shakespeare will roll over in his grave!
Mr. Holmes, let's drink.
Have fun!
- You know, I just like reading books in the nights. I was reading their annals, examined the picture and - Resolved the medieval detective
while I was chasing an evil servant.
Let's go, go.
Did you notice?
- He was a servant for 5 years - Yes, enough time to examine the castle and the catacombs.
Red appears,
announces a reconstruction of the whole castle, Brunton realises that the possibility to find the treasure disappears.
How didn't I notice it before? Can you see?
- The servant looks exactly like this gentleman. - Heredity.
A property of an organism to ensure continuity between the generations.
Yes, so many centuries,
so many centuries.
The nature is amazing after all.
And so to freely use the secret passage in the catacombs, Brunton put sedatives in your tea.
But your anti-flu medicine lowered their effect.
So you were sleeping badly, saw a man in black coming through the mirror.
Let's go, doctor.
Mr. Holmes, pies and milk for you for the road.
Thank you.
Why did Brunton want to kill Rachel? I mean, Stafford.
An accident.
She started looking for sliced meat
found a black man in the basement.
So all this time you knew that Rachel was alive?
I got her out of it myself and sent her to the nearest village.
It means that the dress in the lake...
Holmes
- I wanted to provoke Brunton into making a mistake. - Understand, I understand.
Let's go.
I made inquiries: Brunton was serving Stafford and died 5 years ago.
I've even been to his grave.
Stafford pretended to be Brunton,
wrote recommendation letters for himself
and went to Tom, and Tom acted just out of snobbery: Brunton, who was serving Stafford, went to him
But they're neighbors.
- Aren't they familiar with each other? - No.
This rivalry lasts for long time, many-many years.
- I was suspecting Tom... - Why Tom would need this masquerade?
The only thing Tom wanted is his brother not breaking the castle apart, not building an observatory instead.
They have never called the police.
And they won't.
This story won't ever leave the castle walls.
Watson, you know, I want to congratulate you.
We were lucky to be present on the last true joust.
Yes.
Pity the times of knights ended.
Why ended?
They haven't ended.
It's just the dragons that are different.
An intrigue, a love story and then this bloody inscription on the wall - just splendid.
The readers like it. Very good, and the Americans were mocked very well.
Just bravo.
I think it looks like a whole cycle.
But can I give you one advice?
Lift your character up in terms of social status, understand? So it would be a story about noble people.
The poor is for Dickens, nobody is interested in that. Let your Holmes to be a true gentleman.
And then, if you're making him such a super detective, do it properly. Do you understand me?
Not really.
You know, an intelligent, ordinary detective is boring.
Let him have some supernormal abilities, I don't know, he has a somewhat thing, I don't know, never misses a shot
But he can't do anything in real life, he can't.
John, but who's interested what he can in real life?
Let me tell you a story from my past.
I was very young that time, a reporter, and I was sent to take an interview from colonial Moran, remember?
A man who crawled miles in a dried river to hunt a Bengal tiger. A hero!
I couldn't sleep for the whole night, was worrying, and then
I saw
a tiny man, this small, like this. Small, puny,
trembling, looking at me with his beady eyes like I'm his superior
Do you understand me?
To be honest, not really.
We are the ones who make them heroes.
Or not.
That's the question
who are heroes then?
Them or us?
The Musgrave ritual.
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